English Dictionary

meral

形容詞

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(zoology) Pertaining to the merus or meropodite.

日本語の意味

節足動物の脚の節、特に『merus』または『meropodite』と呼ばれる部分に関すること。

The meral spine on the crab's second pereiopod served as a defensive barrier against predators.

カニの第二歩脚の大腿節にある棘は、捕食者に対する防御の役割を果たした。

意味（1）

(zoology) Pertaining to the merus or meropodite.

Stomatopods signal mood, intention and – perhaps – much else with subtle changes in posture, as well as their impressive markings, which in many species include a pair of meral spots that can look like giant eyes.